China , Australia 's biggest trading partner

This China section aims to provide Australian exporters with a valuable insight for doing business with China .

Austrade has a network of 15 offices in China, working collaboratively with AustCham and is a major asset for Australian businesses, and provides a competitive advantage in accessing export and investment opportunities in the vast and highly diverse Chinese market.

" China is the big, looming dragon sitting on every chief executive's desk. Whether a company is thinking of accessing China 's market, or its low-cost production base, or investing in China 's fast developing economy, no company can afford not to think about China . Last year, around 3,000 companies exported to China ; more are manufacturing, and increasingly more are investing. So my question to you is this: what are you doing about China ?"